Newly unemployed, I ponder the possibilities for future work. Free of obligations for the moment my imagination is in high gear for what might be done with the summer. After visiting with Luke and Mark it would appear the Great Summer Road Trip is on. That entails having a savings, which means holding on to as many of the assets I currently have banked as possible.

But there's the question of how I'll live in the meantime. Not just what I'll do, but how I'll maintain on my college (and post-college credit card) debt. I also have a dead screen on my powerbook, which presents a kind of a problem, or at least a kind of a cost.

Consulting is a no-brainer, but I'd really rather not have to file a complex tax form for 2004. If I could put any consulting revenue off (and I could) to 2005, that would make this years taxes EZ to file, and I'd probably get some of the $5k in fed+state withholding back even.

There's also the issue of unemployment insuarance, and whether I want to make a run at that. What if I get a temp job or some consulting for a little while. Can I still fall back on it if the other work dries up? Have to investigate all the options.

Oooh, or maybe I could message. Proj proj proj... that would probably get me into shape pretty quick if nothing else. I could also make tech house calls like I did in college. That's usually under the table. Crappy seasonal employment (working at the mall!) is always an option, as would be temping. I think the best would be consulting that paid out starting in 2005, and maybe some bartending or something to save me from dipping into savings in the short term.

Those things tend to be very connected to social networks though, and I don't have the ins or the (professional) experience. Still, Nascera says I should use my looks while I've got 'em. Anyone know any bartending shifts I can pick up, preferably at a place where I can meet some women and where they'll keep me off the books?